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TIL: Today is the 40th birthday of the cell phone. The Nokia 1100 is the best selling cell phone ever.

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yQJpM TIL that Polish is the third most spoken language in Chicago
jAoj TIL South Korea was ruled by a real benevolent dictator for 15 years, credited for establishing foundations of modern economy in S.Korea.
VBdeQ TIL Donnie Yen (the blind monk in Star Wars: Rogue One/star of the Ip Man films) was once leaving a Hong Kong nightclub with his girlfriend when they were attacked by a gang who had been bothering them earlier in the night. Donnie hospitalised 8 of them.
YAAv TIL many ethnic Koreans in Japan send their kids to North Korean-funded schools that teach allegiance to NK, despite their families having lived in Japan for generations. The Japanese government tolerates the schools’ existence. In past decades many ethnic Koreans emigrated to NK, unable to return.
wLYQJ TIL: Bermuda is the first country in the world to have re-criminalised same sex marriage. The bill repealing same sex marriage was passed in December 2017, and the bill comes into effect on June 1st 2018.